Automobile street-sprinkler.



N9B06,378. PATENTED DEG. 5A, 1905. J. J. SULLIVAN.

ATOMOB'lLE STREET SPRI-NKLBR. Pulcnron mm1) v3.2.7, 1905.

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No. 805,378. l i PATBNTBD DEC.^5, 1905.'

. J. J. SULLIVAN.

AUTOMOBILE STREET SPRINKLER.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 27. 1905.

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UNITED s'T-ATEs PATENT OEEIOE.

No. V806,378.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dee. 5, 1905.

Application filed April 27, 1905. Serial Nol 257,718. l

1b all whom t Wwf/y concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN J. SULLIVAN, acitizen of the United States, and a resident of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Automobile Street-Sprinklers, of which the followingis a full, clear, and exact description. j

Heretofore the sprinkling-carts employed inthe congested districts particularly of large cities were drawn by horses and considering the size of the tanks were unwieldly and an obstruction to the traflic in the streets.

The object of my invention is to make a dirigible automobile sprinkling-wagon which can have. greater water-carrying capacity and can be more easily controlled than heretofore, while occupying less space than the old-style cart and draft-animals attached thereto; and a further object is to utilize the propelling power to forcibly expel and spray the water.

This I accomplish by the 'means hereinafter fully described andas particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure lis a side elevation Fig. 2 1s a rear end elevaof my invention. v tion thereof. Fig. 3 is a front end elevation. Fig. 4 is a plan view of myimproved sprinkler with the tank removed. Fig. 5 is a detail view showing one of the cross-frames with its ends attached to the side sills, which latter are in section. Fig. 6 isa perspective view of the sprinkling mechanism removed from the remainder of the wagon.

In the drawings, A A represent the I-beam side sills, and B B the I-bearn end sills, of a rectangular body-frame, in which the horizontally-disposed cylindrical tank C is seated and secured by means of stout metal bands a a. These metal bands are provided with V- shaped osets just above the plane of the body-frame, which rest upon the side sills, which latter near their ends are provided with depending pedestals c c, in which `the cushioned journal-boxes of the rear driveaxle D and the forward cushioned steeringaxle E are seated. l rIhe forward axle, similar to the steering-axle of automobiles, does not revolve, and its ends are forked, and between the ends of the branches of these forks bosses 0l, whose axes are vertical, are pivoted. The bosses are provided with horizontal bearing studs or spindles for the boxes of the supporting-wheels e e and with forwardly-projecting arms ff, which are connected by the links g g to the extremity of an arm on the lower end of the vertical steering-shaft F. Shaft F is journaled in suitable bearings secured to the forward end sill of the bodyframe, and the foot-rest Gvsecured to the adjacent end of the tank, and its upper end is.

provided with aVv hand-wheel, which is con- `veniently located in front of the chauffeurs seat H. This seat could be made of any suitable construction and secured to the front end of the tank. I prefer, however, to cut away the upper segment of the tank at the end and recess` a portion of the head and to4 .invention I prefer to suspend below the tank by means of a suitable cross-frame or bolster J, which is preferably truss-shaped, substantially as shown in Fig. 5 of the drawings, and

has its ends riveted'or otherwise secured tol the webs of the side sills of the body-frame. The actuating movement of the power-generating apparatus is transmitted, preferably by a piston-rod A', to the transmission-gear housed in a suitable casing K, arranged under the tank in al'inement with the power-generating apparatus and supported by means of cross-frames J J', constructed and 'arranged similar to cross-frame J. The transmissiongear actuates the transverse drive-'shaft M, which is shown as being journaled in the rear end of the casing and in suitable bearings secured to and' depending from the side sills of the body-frame. The ends of this drive-shaft extend through their bearings and are provided with small sprockets 7L it', which are connected, by means of an endless chain g, to sprockets P, Vof considerably greater diameter, mounted o'n the drive-axle D between the journals thereof and the wheels on the ends of said axle. The-drive-axle is provided withv two diametrically oppositely extending cranks g g', and the motion of these cranks is imparted to pistonsc 7a in the pump-cylinders n n by means ofl pitmen N N. The pump-cylinders just referred to each communicate with one of the transverse horizontal legs O O of the Vertical discharge-pipe R of the tank, and the ends of these branches or legs are bent rearwardly and are connected to and communicate with a segment-shaped tubular sprinkler S, preferably of the design shown in the drawings. The discharge-pipe is provided with a suitable valve T, the axis of which is horizontal, and has one end extending beyond the case and provided with a transverse arm which is connected by a suitable cable or chain r through suitable guiding' devices to the drivers seat, where it is connected to a suitable pivoted lever s, one arm of which is elongated to provide a suitable handle, by manipulating which the driver can open and close the discharge of the water from the sprinkler according as desired.

Vhat I claim as new is- 1. In a street-sprinkler, the combination with a horizontally-disposed cylindrical tank, a body-frame consisting of side sills and end sills formed of I-beams and holsters mediate said end sills formed of drop-frame trussshape construction, and endless hands surrounding said tank and having offsets that rest upon said side sills, of power-generating apparatus and transmission-gear actuated thereby both of which are supported. hy said holsters, a drive-axle driven by said gear, sprinkling devices connected with said tank, and means which while said sprinkler is in motion force the water out of said sprinkler under pressure.

2. In a street-sprinkler, the combination with a horizontally-disposed cylindrical tank, a body-frame consisting of side sills and end sills formed of I-beams and holsters mediate said end sills formed of drop-frame truss-shape construction, and endless bands surrounding said tank and having oifsets that rest upon said side sills, of power-generating apparatus and transmission-gear actuated thereby both of which are supported by said holsters, a drive-axle driven by said gear, sprinkling devices having valve-controlled connection with said tank, and means which while said sprinkler is in motion force the water out of said sprinkler under pressure.

3. In a street-Sprinkler, the combination with a horizontally-disposed cylindrical tank having a seat made within the circumference thereof at one end, and a rectangular bodyframe having end sills and side sills formed of I-heams and holsters mediate said end sills formed of drop-frame truss-shape construction Within which said tank is seated and bands encircling said tank provided with offsets that rest upon the side of said body-frame, of suitable running-gear attached to said bodyframe, and valve -controlledsprinkling devices directly operated by said running-gear connected and communicating with said tank.

4c. In a street-sprinkler, the combination with a horiZontally-disposcd cylindrical watertank having a portion thereof partitioned oli' for gasolene-storage chamber, and a rectangular body-frame having end sills and side sills formed of I-beams and holsters mediate said end sills formed of drop-frame trussshape construction within which said tank is seatedl and bands encircling said tank provided with offsets that rest upon the side of said body-frame, of suitable power-generating apparatus having suitable connection with said gasolene-chamher, running-gear attached to said body-frame and driven by said powergenerating apparatus, and a pump connected with said tank and directly operated by said running-gear.

5. In a street-sprinkler, the combination with a horizontally-disposed cylindrical watertank having a portion thereof partitioned off for a gasolene-storage chamber` and having a seat made within the circumference of said tank above said chamber, and a rectangular body-frame having end sills and side sills formed of I-heams and holsters mediate said end sills formed of drop-frame truss-shape construction within which said tank is seated, of suitable power-generating apparatus having suitable connection with said gasolenelchamber, running-gear attached to said bodyframe and driven by said power-generating apparatus, and a pump connected with said tank and directly operated by said runninggear.

6. In a street-sprinkler, the combination with a horizontally-disposed cylindrical watertank, a rectangular body-frame having end sills and side sills formed of I-heams and bolsters mediate said end sills formed of dropframe truss -shape construction, powergeuerating apparatus, running-geardriven thereby, valve-controlled sprinkling devices connected to and communicating` with said tank, and a pump directly actuated by said running-gear and connected with said sprinkling devices from which they forcibly expel the water.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 21st day of April, A. D. 1905.

JOHN J. SULLIVAN.

Witnesses:

FRANK D. THoMAsoN, E. K. LUNDY. 

